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December 2007 - Posts
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Hi,
I have a 13 year old Bonsai tree, it is a Snow Rose (Serissa Foetida). It has been inside it's whole life. I live in Minnesota and it is currently Read More...
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Just a quick question. I have a siberian larch (larix siberica) that has survived many years of neglect (I've had to be away for extended periods due to Read More...
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I am not sure if this topic falls under the 'Humor' section of the Forum or not.... I have read tons of articles on the bonsaiTALK Community but seldom Read More...
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I have a fair idea of where this tree is going, but suggestions are welcome.... p.s. This is a Canadian Hemlock
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I live in West Texas and for the past several years have looked out upon the vast cotton fields here and wondered whether or not cotton would survive bonsai Read More...
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Have any of you tried a grape vine? I hadden't thought much about it untill today.I has walking my dog and found an old vine about 4" in diameter. Read More...
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I got this Mugo from a nursery late Fall '07 when it was a dense ball of needles. The portion where there is now a jin used to be the main trunk (followed Read More...
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I have been lurking the forums getting bonsai info for a few weeks, but I have just recently began having trouble with my small ficus. I live in Alabama Read More...
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I'm not sure if it's paraffin or stearin though. Anyway, I'm all out of ice cream boxes for my plants and they were kind of bad anyway, all flimsy... So Read More...
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Happy Birthday And A Very Happy New Year Vince. Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you Hans!
I hope your day is a good one!!
Irene Read More...
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...a composition in full disclosure. The Good: This forest composition has positive aspects. This is a mature forest, with the tree members having all Read More...
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Hello all, Years of looking at bonsai on the web and then one day a buddy calls and says you have to come see this. He was at his moms and needed some Read More...
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Hi All, I had to go and satisfy my plant fix today by going to my favorite nursery. I picked up a few things, including a mistletow ficus. I looked online Read More...
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My mother has had a trident in a raised bed for several years. Every time I'm back in Indiana (not that often), I do some pruning to get it in shape for Read More...
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Hi Anyone know where I can import reasonable Japanese Maple (Red Cultivar)?
I'm In Singapore and cant seems to find any reasonable stock. All I've found Read More...
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Hello everyone. Does anyone have good suggestions on growing buttercup winter hazel as a bonsai. I will be getting seedlings and need to know if I should: Read More...
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Whilst defending the honor of Ms Vicki and the trees I love. I have missed a few Birthdays so to all those I have missed in the last Month or so HAPPY Read More...
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today my daughters had their first lesson in defoliation of their jade trees, made me so proud and they enjoyed it. my wife and i are hairdresser's so Read More...
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I'd like to sharpen my carving skills (excuse the pun), but you get the point. After looking at hundreds of demo photos, I still don't feel like I can Read More...
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I obtained this trident maple in the early spring of 2006. It's grown enough in this raised bed for me to want to begin working on styling it this March. Read More...
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Hi, I guess I'm what you'd call new to these forums. This seemed like the best one to post in for this kind of help. You see, I have always thought bonsai Read More...
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Ok, this one is a quick question: If I wanted a Maple bonsai as well as my Jack Pine, should I get special seeds, or could I just grap a "helicopter" Read More...
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I've always wanted a bonsai, but couldn't afford one until I came across a women selling them on a corner out of the back of a panel truck. They all looked Read More...
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I have 3 trees that I would appreciate your feed back on. FYI, soil mixes vary, but I use distilled water with 1 drop/gallon of Super-Thrive and I also Read More...
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Hey guys, I am going to begin an online bonsai club. There's pretty much no one around my area interested in bonsai, and even if I were to start a club Read More...
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Hi All This is a larch that i picked up this week, when i picked it up my friend told me that it could be made into a nice semi cascade. In the first pic Read More...
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Just a few of my rawks.
Some are so good from other views that I just am unsure how to show them.
Irene This is all the same rawk and they many sides to Read More...
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Gday folks! Firstly, let me just state that the only thing I know about Pines is how to spell 'Pines'. (Did I get that right?) Let's just assume that I Read More...
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I recieved a wonderful handmade bonsai pot from the spouse for Christmas. It was purchased at the NC Arboretum. She did not get the potter's name when Read More...
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Hi all,
I'm planning on starting a prebonsai nursery here in NC and i would like to know what I should grow as I'm not sure what will grow and sell here. Read More...
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Got this huge Lime for Christmas.
It looked totally different, but I already trimmed it into a triangular form. Will make a nice twin trunk, no?
Marc https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6366/tiliapt9.jp Read More...
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i've been tinkering with this tree for the last few weeks and i just dont know about it i thought i'd try and get some different point of views on where Read More...
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Well today i said in chat i was off to sucker my pinus. Not only did I get lotts of giggles, *** calls and dirty jokes, but i had a few people scratching Read More...
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Well, I love to hear many idea on what should be done to a tree. Everyone has ideas and most people love to share them, and i love to hear them. So there Read More...
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Well, I love to hear many idea on what should be done to a tree. Everyone has ideas and most people love to share them, and i love to hear them. So there Read More...
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My first real tree post here, so thought I'd document from untouched tree to the beginning of its life as a bonsai. Tree is 35cm (14 inches) untouched. Read More...
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Well, I love to hear many idea on what should be done to a tree. Everyone has ideas and most people love to share them, and i love to hear them. So there Read More...
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2 Azaleas that I have been working on. Before and after shots. Read More...
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So im looking to build up a tool set. I know that I want them to be Carbon Steel. Here is a list of the tools I would like atleast start with (sizes are Read More...
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I just got a $6 Jack Pine bonsai kit for Christmas, and I'm soaking the seeds till 7:54, and then cold stratifying it for a week, but then I'm lost. I Read More...
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Not great pics, but U get the idea. For reference, the tabletop is 650mm wide (I couldn't find a Diet Coke can). From memory, it has a half decent Nebari. Read More...
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I have a Chinese Elm, and the winters here don't get cold enough to give it a proper dormancy period. I heard from a few people that keeping it in a fridge Read More...
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So this California boy is now shovelling snow on a regular basis. (For those of you who know me from San Fran or San Diego.......ICK!!!) Here are some Read More...
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Hi everybody. Please look at this link to the IBC frorums: It would be very helpful if you could circulate this info. regards, bonsaimeister ... Read More...
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I bought this fertilizer at Wal-Mart, and the NPK is 10-10-10. I plan on cutting that in half, so I can do more frequent feedings. These are slow release Read More...
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My mother in law has this nice plant/tree and there is a beautifull "sprout" comming through that I think would be perfect for propagation! Not Read More...
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I ordered Chinese Elm seeds online from Seedrack.
I decided to raise seedlings, I know it will take longer this way. I was wondering where to begin with Read More...
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Hello. A couple weeks ago I took a softwood cutting from my healthy fukien tea and planted it in my normal bonsai mix. I've been misting the top of the Read More...
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Staselwood Bonsai will have Marco on Saturday May 3rd at their Spring Open House. Check this link for more information. https://www.staselwoodbonsai.com/Spring_open_House_event.htm Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you! May your day be fun and the gifts plenty! Irene Read More...
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lifting oversized and large bonsai pots are real burden to us...sometimes it took 3-6 men for us here to lift,relocate or transport 1 large bonsai in a Read More...
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Here goes my first post...
I thought I would start off with something I have done last Thursday at late night. It being a Practice I have not since come Read More...
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I'm putting together a list of tools I want to buy before my trees wake up. In looking through root hooks, I find that they come in one, two, and three Read More...
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Hi, ive been trying to shape my chinese elm so cut variuos branches earlier in teh year and a few late year i dont wnat to grow back, so cut and covered Read More...
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I was truly surprised yesterday morning, by my wonderful hubby.....
Under the tree was a gorgeous set of professional stainless bonsai tools from Dallas Read More...
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Hello All, I am new to the art of bonsai and am really excited. I received a bonsai as a gift this xmas purchased from home depot but I do not know the Read More...
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Hi all,
I got a really nice dwarf alberta spruce(yes I know they don't make good bonsai) for xmas from my grandma. It is a twin trunk and has a lot of Read More...
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I'm heading to Columbus, Ohio over the long New Year's weekend. If experience is any indicator, I may need to kill some time at one point or another. Does Read More...
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Hi Bonsaifriends, I have gotten these 2 Picea's, probably Picea Glauca Conica (Alberta spruce)
Both trees are of the same age, somewhere between 20-30 Read More...
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Hi folks, heres an olive that I relocated earlier in the year thats now in full bloom, sometimes they come back with a vengence, this one is sprouting Read More...
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I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread but the trade forum is pretty dead. I am looking for medium to large dead bonsai trees with good curves branching Read More...
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Hey!, well I have a new cotonester prebonsai, do you have any suggestions? please I really dont know what to do :S Thanks! (( I hope your xmass were cool Read More...
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Hi im new to bonsai. I have read alot about it and i recently recieved a bonsai tree from my grandmother for chrsytmas. I beleive it to be a myrtle. Sorry Read More...
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Good day all. I am new to Bonsais. We recently had a company function and each of us received a bonsai as a gift. It's a Juniper (2006 juniperus p. nana). Read More...
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Hi All, I am new to Bonsais and have bought two young Bonsais 2 weeks ago. Below are pics of them:
Wild Olive:
https://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l29/AdeleLeRoux/WildOlive1.jpg Read More...
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Happy Birthday Bnut! You are just so special that the whole world celebrates with you! ... Read More...
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I am often blown away when I find out fellow bonsaiists prefer deciduous trees over coniferous bonsai. Conifers, especially collected specimens are ancient Read More...
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I was wondering if anyone has had experience withArtemisia tridentata "Big Sagebrush"? I have a few collected ones that I will take some pics Read More...
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Greetings All...
I want to spend some time this winter designing a future bonsai display/work area with benches, a potting shed, rain water storage barrels, Read More...
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Hi All This is a Taiwan Juniper that i have just aquired it needs a few seasons to fill i think and maybe a bit more jin/shari work. I have had a go at Read More...
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Dear all
Nothing to do with Bonsai, but just too cool :-) For those with Kids, or just for those big Kids.
You can watch Santa make his way oround the Read More...
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I'm travelling this week and would love to check out the local bonsai nurseries/gardens. Could anyone recommend anything in the Blue Mountains, or something Read More...
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I am still fresh in the early stages of Bonsai. I know the frustration that can come from all the information available and so forth. One of the things Read More...
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i've got this wonderful frame for my birthday..thanks patrice,dear... Read More...
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Hi, I was thinking of making dai for these stones I have collected, 2 mountain stones and a greenish viewing stone. Anyone know where the feet should be Read More...
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Hi All I have just recently aquired this Juniper after looking at it for a good few weeks i dug deep and got it, it is yamadori and was styled by a chap Read More...
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I said "Nothing to see here....Move Along". LOL ;D Read More...
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Okay, so I read that over 86F plants start to stress out. For most of the year, my state is in temperatures over 86F. I live in Peoria, Arizona (USA) The Read More...
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For all the folks that travel around The United States of America you may just want to check this site out. 8) https://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp Read More...
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Well I've had several bonsais before, but they all came from Wal-Mart, and they were all kept inside. Yesterday I picked up a bonsai book and started reading Read More...
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Happy Birthday Son! May your day be the greatest. Mom Read More...
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this is my new phempis it's in a a natural cascade position when we found it approximately 50ft above sea level...took almost a day before we finally bring Read More...
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greetings from my family...Patrice,her sister claire ,3 big brothers....and her dobberman pet name TINy...Happy HOlidays folks....;D Read More...
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Hi everyone and merry Christmas! I received a juniper (i think squamata) from my uncle a couple of weeks ago. He told me he bought it from a nursery that Read More...
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I'm living in Cologne through the end of March. Are there any other BT people in the city? Does anyone know of any neat shops? Read More...
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I was taking digital pictures of my oldest tree photos and thought you might enjoy the changes as much as I did. As a cautionary tale of over working a Read More...
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these are the bonsai i have in my loungroom at the moment Read More...
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Dear Bt friends,
thank you for making my already great Bonsai year, even more special!
[font=Franklin Gothic... Read More...
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I live on an old mill pond. The creek that makes the pond is called Beaver Creek for a good reason. We have a constant battle going on with the beavers. Read More...
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Greetings....
This spring I obtained a Hollywood Juniper tree from my office that was being replaced...it was formerly 8' tall but the trunk was girdled Read More...
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Hi all,
I believe Tamarix (T) is an excellent material for beginner because it 's growing like a weed (hard to kill) at least in my area and for whoever Read More...
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How many folks in Texas willing to pay @100. for a day with Hans van Meer?
It would be at my place in Castroville......
Irene Read More...
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To all a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year PeterH Read More...
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I keep feeling like an idiot any time I use this forum but after all my research I still can't seem to get good answers. Anyway, here's the deal- I've Read More...
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Hello all, first time poster here(although I have been lurking around for about a year). Here is a Firethorn that I picked up at a local nursery in the Read More...
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Hi All I recently brought this Chinese Juniper from a nursery and would like some help on styling it if poss, I would love to hear what style you think Read More...
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Hi everybody, I have posted this same topic in the species specific forum, but anyway I wanted to ask if the tree I have is a Juniperus or which other Read More...
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hi all... nice place you got here. im sure you have probably covered this... and sorry if this is boring... but i have done the usual google searches and Read More...
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Apologies to everyone if this has been discussed at length previously, but I've searched and gone through the articles section and can't find it. Can anyone Read More...
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Here are my babies, and me infront of my messy messy desk.
They are just on solid food now, so they are still babies. This is proof Aussie possums>USA Read More...
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Hi All Just like to say hi to all and what a great forum this is, anyway i was hoping some of my betters on here could help me with my Trident Maple. It Read More...
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A last work before Christmas. An old stump of a Tilia cordata, dug up five years ago.I didn't think that this Tilia grows, but it has made it. Two years Read More...
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I have some spots, splotches, discoloring of the leaves on my bush... er.. Brush Cherry. About a month ago I moved my two Brush Cherry trees into the basement Read More...
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Well I have a new cotoneaster prebonsai, I bought it about a week ago.
I have noticed that the soil where the tree is planted is very very bad and doesn't Read More...
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Hi I´m Napo Vargas, from Ecuador. I have been a Bonsai devotee since I was 15 years, now with 24 years I want to dedicate more time to my trees. Does anyone Read More...
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My favorite trees are tropicals, and especially those that flower. Living in zone 6/7, I have been very lucky to create an environment that my Tropicals Read More...
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Hey guys, I am turning my front water fountain into a big bonsai pot. I already drilled a hole at the bottom of the fountain to drain excess water. Fountain Read More...
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Does anybody know where I can find JBP stock or finished JBP bonsai on the web? Ive been looking nad I am having a hard time just finding quality material Read More...
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Hi, The garden covered in white; just a few pics . . . https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/Oekedoelleke/Winterbeelden/Winter_1.jpg https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/Oekedoelleke/Winterbeelden/Winter_2.jpg Read More...
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your old i would never have picked it.
have real cool day pal! Read More...
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I can not wait until spring arrives, so I went looking for trees to dig. (not now, in spring 8) ) I came back with charged batteries and full of inspiration. Read More...
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https://asgap.org.au/bonsai/ Who here is a member? Im thinking of joining. Bonsai came to australia about 80 years ago. Imagin the potential. I just watched Read More...
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I went out and got some new wire today so i felt compelled to work on something.
this was a twelve dollar christmas tree. i thought if i mess this up at Read More...
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I have done some reading and i have a very simple question. i have a powder puff that i bought a a garden center while in florida, it is in a 5 gallon Read More...
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Hey!
Im new to bonsai..and I have a question: I bought a chemical Fertilizer. I want to know how much time I have to wait to Fertilize. How much time is Read More...
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I have one more juniper to show. I have done nothing with this one, other than potting it and supporting it. It grew from a crack on a rockface. All I Read More...
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Hi, Last night at our bonsaiclubs auction, I won/got these 2 trees.
Left is a moyogi Ginkgo Bilboa with surface roots, which is 40 cm in height.
Right Read More...
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To all the members and surfers out there. Mrs Pup me and little Pup wish you all. A merry Christmas a very Happy and safe new year. May your God go with Read More...
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Here's a Ponderosa I collected around 6000' Last fall. I don't have a picture of it in the pot yet, but here it is while still in the ground. I believe Read More...
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For those in Aussie land, when is the best time to collect Yamidori gums?? I have a nice source on private land (including seedling radiata and a few other Read More...
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These elms are typically the ultimate elm, fetch some lofty prices for old ones, and usually praised for its attributes. Are there any good ones though? Read More...
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Winter is a great time for studying the shapes and silhouettes of our deciduous trees, and I have been considering reworking some of my trees. I will start Read More...
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Is there one book that would be known as the authority for bonsai? As a beginner, there are so many options and I am not sure what to look for.
Thanks Read More...
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Hi everybody,
we are going trough a period of cold weather here, and as usual I am to late preparing the winter shelter for my trees. So this afternoon, Read More...
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Because I eventually realized my desk sometimes need room for other stuff than plants I thought about the requirements bonsai have... They want humidity, Read More...
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Hello all bonsaifriends, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a good growth and a good slide in the year 2008. Read More...
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I just started working on this collected juniper. It's rather cold here, so no styling can be done now, but ideal to perform heavy pruning and work on Read More...
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Hi all I have this yamadori Hazel? not 100% of this and am looking to move forward with it after a couple of years in a box training I have attached a Read More...
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I found some of this material at a local feed type store. I think it said cocoa bean, it looked like the dried hulls of a bean or nut. Very thin pc's of Read More...
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It was all going so well, then we moved, the tree suffered severe overwatering at the hands of the little &%$* next door, so I allowed it to go without Read More...
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I was lucky to have an afternoon to kill on a recent business trip to Shanghai. I visited the Shangahi Botanical Gardens which have a large Penjing exhibit. Read More...
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Hi, I´m looking for a second hand copy of 2 books. - Forest, Rockplantings and Ezo Spruce by Saburo Kato
- Bonsai from the wild by Nick Lenz I´m willing Read More...
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This is not exactly bonsai related but it happened in my garden so I thought I might share. We had our first really cold temps last night one day after Read More...
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Hi to all I am David From Italy are a new one enrolled, Chinese Bonsai is a fan of Bonsai Lately has found an interesting situated, and would want with Read More...
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This is a Larch I picked up from WeeTree. I've been thinking about the possibilites. Anyone have any ideas they'd like to share? Read More...
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this is a tiny little rhode i'm going to try for a mame informal upright. Its about 3 inches tall. it was origanally a fist sized bush but i did some major Read More...
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First let me thank the Admin. and all the Mods. for their patience in allowing us to post on this site about the demise of Bonsaichat.co
Both sites have Read More...
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Ok... Your from Australia, you are having trouble finding stock, all the normal nurseries are crap and sell that trendy sticks in pots crap and a heap Read More...
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Hi. I just want to show a tree I found in the western heathland of Norway. Any ideas and suggestion will be appriciated. I have no plans for theis tree Read More...
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Attached pics of another plant of mine that I hope the experts can help me out. The tree just recovered from "heat damage" 3 months ago being Read More...
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Here is my azalea... https://soulseed.sslpowered.com/Adam/Azalea-leaf6.jpg Not a bonzai really, but my first house plant (and neighbour to my bonzai's) Read More...
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hello and happy holidays all, these are two of my in training bonsai that i started from seed four years ago. they are my first attempt at growing a bonsai Read More...
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Hey all, my name is Matt from Texas. I've been here for alittle more then a year. I moved here from Maine where I was first introduced to Bonsai by my Read More...
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Does anyone know where to buy the training pots with mesh sides? Has anyone used them? Read More...
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HELP! We have a Tropical Fig, are extremely new to bonsai care, and have no idea what to do about a broken branch! It happened a couple of days ago and Read More...
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Show us the ones just wouldn't handle the transplant.:'(
Bucida bucerus collected way the heck out in the middle of no where in the Bahamas. All the tools, Read More...
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What started as a simple project to index the issues of Bonsai Today that I own, turned into a larger endeavor. I indexed as many bonsai articles as I Read More...
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First pic is a before shot with no work done. Second is after removing some growth and the third is back to selected branches and after carving. These Read More...
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Been payin on this baby for 7 months and yesterday it came home with me from the study group. So thought I'd just post pics of it. Each side will have Read More...
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Hello. I purchased a ficus benjamina bush from a nursery in October. I was able to get one separated plant out of the bush but with only a few branches Read More...
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Greetings all! This is my first post, and as you can see I'm already asking for help. I appreciate any advice I can get, and hopefully can return the favor Read More...
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This is is the first time this Eucalyptus has shed its bark since being put into a Bonsai pot. ( 2 years ). It is one of two I am trialing as to its suitabilaty Read More...
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Hello, Attached is a picture of my ugly Chinese Elm at present and what I'm hoping to turn it into 10-15 years down the line. I'm not all that talented Read More...
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Hello, I have had this bonsai for at least 6 years now. I want to find another one but I can't figure out what type it is. Here is some information. As Read More...
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i thought of making this cabinet to organized my tools so i won't look around while grooming some of my trees..now my kid's having a hard time playing Read More...
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Today I'm feeling a little less amateur. How? It will probably sound kinda stupid, however, it worked for me. For the first time today, I sifted my own Read More...
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ok guys heres the problem. i have a young fukien tea, it has recently been discovered on it that it has a minor white scale problem, i have used the methods Read More...
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Where can i get some cut/ wound paste in south australia besides ebay? Read More...
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This fall brought us new crops and new species. https://www.mishobonsai.com is proud to offer a 15% OFF on all your orders made till the end of the year. Read More...
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This is the first flowering of this tree since digging it up from my fathers garden in 2004.
The flowers are about 1cm in diameter and a light pink. I Read More...
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Well, an estimate 6k gallon anyway, we suspect it's closer to 7k actually. I set-up a Picasa Slideshow for this, as I figured it'd be easier to share all Read More...
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I picked up this rock a few days ago in a river bed near here. With the drought in the Southeast a lot of rocks can be seen that would not be visable other Read More...
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Go Larry, Go Larry, Go Larry.
Have A Great Day Pal!!! Read More...
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Okay, I'm absolutely new at this. I've read, read, read a lot of things so far. I'm learning daily. I've actually probably began the slow murder of a nice Read More...
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Art is about forgetting the rules, letting your own creativity take over and working with what you have. I belive the same statement applies to bonsai. Read More...
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I bought a couple boxwoods from a farm/garden supply store when i was in the next town over. The both had really great nebari so i thought they would be Read More...
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I found myself at the auto supply shop and remembered to look for oil dry or something like it to add to my soil. And there it was Oil Dry. So i grabbed Read More...
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Peter Chan and I invite you to Herons Bonsai (early to mid) summer 2008. I will be there. I am making this posting to gather ideas for a date as nothing Read More...
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This tree is owned by a friend and has been offered to me as a potential "project". I really thought that I could make a formal upright out of Read More...
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If I was a computer programer or programmer and a graphic designer, I would like to create a virtual bonsai tool. It would start as a one year old tree Read More...
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i got this ficus at a local place for just 12$! i trimmed it up a little and potted it, i dont think i want it to get any bigger though, it's a good size Read More...
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Hi friends, I found this Scotts Pine last march in a forest in the neighbourhood. Since I liked the line of its trunk and the natural dropping branches, Read More...
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Well, someone needs to start a post of trees decorated for the holidays. For me, Christmas is a very special personal celebration, so let the decorating Read More...
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I just checked what time the sun rises and sets where I live. Found out that on the 20th of December the sun rises at 9:51 in the morning and sets 1:23 Read More...
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I soent the day at the local bonsai nursery learning about repotting bonsai and how to choose a pot.
It started out with me watching, slowly getting more Read More...
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For christmas i got to pick a new tree. This was one a few bonsai club fellows were talking about, after asking if anyone would mind me taking i brought Read More...
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Hi everyone, Another of my ficus too little. I know it's really thick up top right now and needs thinning badly. I've been letting it go a little wild Read More...
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My daughter just had to decorate my rosemary, thought I would share. Read More...
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Hello - Newbie here! I live in Southern NJ and I have a nice boxwood bonsai that I keep outdoors but am now concerned about the winter. Everything I have Read More...
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I guess Mother Nature didn't like the direction my pine was heading so she decided it was time for a restyle,but she did do me a favor on my neighbor's Read More...
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Hi all, Just wondering if any other BTers were going to the Shohin seminar I just signed up. I was also going to spend a few days in the SF area and wondered Read More...
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Hello everyone, I would first like to say this is a great forum just full of info. While I have not purchased any Bonsais yet I would appreciate some insight Read More...
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Whats the best way to propagate willow leaf ficus's? And how do i harvest their seeds? Read More...
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A friend and I were working with this image (Fall dissectum maple) to try and maximize the background and tree colors. The original photo. was taken against Read More...
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Hi all, I new here and also new to bonsai, so i have a few questions. What kind of bonsai is this? What's the best way to keep it healty? Does it require Read More...
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Purchased this Ficus a few days ago, the apex needs a bit of work, but will leave that until it settles into its new surroundings.
Its 39inch tall 24inch Read More...
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Well it is another beautiful 'white' day here in Vermont. We are awaiting another visit from Mother Nature with some additional winterwhite blanket. I Read More...
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Hello everyone, I have a sick looking juniper which is planted in akadma. I would like to lift the tree from its pot to check for root rot. The akadma Read More...
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Hi All,
Got this from the local nursery for $20. I've never had a mugo before but that seemed like a deal. It has lots of buds and back buds, stands about Read More...
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Rice "After you wash your rice, you can save the water and use it to water your plants." I saw on facebook a group that had the Greenbook application. Read More...
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Living in Ohio makes it hard to work with Bonsai during the winter. I wanted to work on some tropical plants but did not have the cash to build and maintain Read More...
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sorry to sound a little repetitive, but this is my first wintering using a lightless shed for protection. i was wondering if it is ok to put pines and Read More...
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Comments on this one please. In training for one year, started from nursery stock. https://forum.bonsaitalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=53928&stc=1&thumb= Read More...
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I've been searching for days to find proper soil ingredience for my waterlogged bonsai's... I cant find Haydite, Perlite, lava rock, turface, nor akadama, Read More...
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I've been searching for days to find proper soil ingredience for my waterlogged bonsai's... I cant find Haydite, Perlite, lava rock, turface, nor akadama, Read More...
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Many bonsai displays have the pot or stand resting on a bamboo mat of various size, color, and stain. Where can I find these pretty bamboo display mats Read More...
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Hi guys! Just bought a japanese maple yesterday on a local gardening shop for 15 $, it's an Acer Palmatum but I don't know more. Now my question, is it Read More...
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Hi All,
This is my first post to the forums and might I say; "What a wealth of information"! I've been reading on and off for some time now and Read More...
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Hi, I'm going to collect a juniper in the coming months, and I'm wondering when the best time here in North Georgia would be. I was going to wait until Read More...
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I recieved this as a gift from my aunt a couple weeks ago, it was in bad health, looking better now... But I have no idea where to take it from here! Its Read More...
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My cousin suggested ,the other day, that I become a certified arborist, as due to my love of trees and being outdoors. I was wondering if there are C.A.'s Read More...
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Hello, I am growing two Cotoneasters Microphyllus indoors, prepping them for cascade bonsai in a couple of years. I'm growing them in 90% akadama, 10% Read More...
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THis group is possbly going to be offered to the Australian, Nattional Bonsai and Penjing Collection. It is 1.8 meters long ( 6ft ) it has over 50 trees. Read More...
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I will be very happy if I could get some help about my new olive bonsai. I recently acquired my first olive bonsai. I know a bit about olive trees but Read More...
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i received my first and only bonsai two years ago, a healthy azalea in a ceramic pot (approx. 9x15cm pot). tons of beautiful flowers that year, bloomed Read More...
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Is there an easier way of scale removal and eradication other then manually crushing the scale off the tree (leaves). I have removed some of the foliage Read More...
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Hi guys,this is my first group planting,there young yezo spruce,grown i think from yezo seeds sold from dallas bonsai,so im not sure which yezo this is,you Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you "David"......:D :D :D May the day have been just perfect for you! Irene Read More...
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Well, i am always willing to learn about anything. i've been working with Bucida Spinosa for about 2 years now and have had success. I have always done Read More...
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I am thinking about purchasing this tree, it will be my first JBP. It has a 5in base and is 12 inches tall with a $385 price tag.. The only part I dont Read More...
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I pulled this plant up about 2 months ago i wasn't quite sure what to hack off. I caught it growing on a cliff on a large slab of limestone so i suppose Read More...
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I'm going to be in and around LA for the next 5 days, and I suspect there should be a nursery or collection in the area that I might be able to visit. Read More...
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Hello. I am very new to Bonsai and absolutely love this site. I know there are many threads concerning winterization of a juniper but I just wanted to Read More...
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Hello, I'm new to bonsai, and would like to here opinions about this Hinoki Cypress I've been training for the past year. It was started from nursery stock, Read More...
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I bet most of you didn't know Kevin Bacon collected bonsai, but now the secret is out. Read More...
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Just wondering if anyone knew how long it takes to airlayer a hemlock (or if it is even possible)? Found a 6 foot tree with a great top, so it would be Read More...
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Well - A while back I was going to order some bonsai soil but decided against it... I need to repot my Chinese Elm as soon as possible and don't want to Read More...
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Hi!
Recently I have bought ¨mallsai¨ (I think carmona macrofilia) and I would like to get few suggestions what to do with it. I'm worried about the roots Read More...
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Hi everyone i just registered here and im very new to bonsai growing but i plan to make a carrer out of it (im only 16 now but my high schooll has a sort Read More...
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another tree i brought with me from my old yard...of course it was part of a shrub...the only cutting i have so far is to cut the top off...its budding Read More...
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Do most people remove all moss from their trees once in cold storage and where do you keep the moss? Outside? What type of watering strategy is taken once Read More...
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Since I don't know where to post these, I guess the most appropriate place would be here. I've been doing bonsai for 19 years now,and work as an oriental Read More...
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Hi guys,I've recently recieved my yezo spruce and im planning a group planting,its my first attempt at a lanscape scenario.My question is my yezo trees Read More...
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Early this summer, I got a hold of 3, year-old bald cypress saplings. I potted them in a mainly organic mix (80-90% ) figuring they would enjoy the moisture. Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you Zach!
May you have the greatest Bonsai Day!
Mom Read More...
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Hi all! I thought i would post up some pictures of my "Jacaranda Island" that i created last year. All comments (and yes, criticism too) are Read More...
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Hi guys! How are you all? This is my first post here, but I hope that doesn't mean you won't be keen to give me some input! This poor little tree has been Read More...
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This is a White Pine recently acquired by a friend. I had the pleasure to work on this tree for him...the following are a couple of pics As it started Read More...
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Haven't seen a WOB video since August. Does anyone know if the series is going to continue? I always looked forward to a new one every few weeks. Thank Read More...
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Hello there, This is my second attempt to get a batch of seeds to grow. The first attempt I tried was artificial germination, but that failed miserable. Read More...
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I'm looking for value and reputation. (I never realized I could spend so much time thinking about dirt till I started bonsai...) edit: "bonzai!" Read More...
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Have you ever watched a home improvement show and, after watching how easily they replace a door, undertake a similar task only to realize that there must Read More...
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Hello Dear Customer
We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Laptops, Games, Plasma Tv, Cameras and Camcorders for sell at cheap and affordable prices, Read More...
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Hello Dear Customer
We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Laptops, Games, Plasma Tv, Cameras and Camcorders for sell at cheap and affordable prices, Read More...
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Hello Dear Customer
We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Laptops, Games, Plasma Tv, Cameras and Camcorders for sell at cheap and affordable prices, Read More...
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Mrs Pups cousin asked us over for lunch on wednesday hence the christmas tree pics. A very true saying also became obvious never a free lunch. Long story Read More...
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Got this plant on sale for $5 at the local hardware/garden shop. I figure I'll be killing plants to start with so they may as well be bargains :) I thought Read More...
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Sorry to bother anyone but here's the Bonsai that my little sister got me for Christmas. She was quite worried it was going to die in her care and decided Read More...
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Double post due to browser error, please delete. Read More...
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I have had this tree for a little over 6 months and have done nothing to it so far. But it is looking very overgrown and frankly I don't know where to Read More...
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Although not a shohin, this is another of my JBPs. My session with Sylvia was ending and so we didn't have time to work on this one. I had to take home Read More...
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Hi all! I am new to the forums and the hobby, presently nururing some potensai to prepare as bonsai in a few years. I'm at the stage where I really would Read More...
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Good morning all, A few weeks ago I restyled one of my shohin white pines. The first shot is right after restyling, the second is another shot of it and Read More...
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My wife and I were out driving yesterday and I spotted this and thousands of others. This is commonly known as a Christmas tree here in Western Australia. Read More...
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Hi there, I bought two very nice bonsais in a flower shop here nearby (Netherlands), they seemed to know a bit about it, but apparently they didn't know Read More...
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When rating a bonsai, do not rate the tree you see, but the seed and what it might become. Read More...
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I have managed to get a couple of cuttings of kauri pines to strike in my yard. Has anyone ever tried to create a bonsai version of these magnificent trees? Read More...
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Iam founding General secretary of Kerala Bonsai Association and author of popular book in my native language(Malayalam) in Kerala. I have plans to visit Read More...
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i brought this from the yard of my old house, its fairly tall...a little too tall and the branches kinda criss-cross, i am sure i will cut this down, but Read More...
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We are Registerd and Legitimate We supply many other electronic products, such as Mobile Phones,Video Apple Ipods,Laptop Notebook Computers,Video Game Read More...
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To continue my story about meeting John Naka at the National Arboretum. An employee of the Arboretum turned up with a rolling cart to move Goshin to an Read More...
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For many years I have had an idea. I have not had access to a cypress swamp that I could do what I wanted, when and where. I have an idea and would like Read More...
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I am trying to find a variety of a ficus benjamina " mini midnight ", that I purchased one of , a few years ago on a trip to my hometown in Pennsylvania. Read More...
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A new winter work it is a Pyrus communis. I only dug up the tribe without branches four years ago You only dug up the tribe without branches four years Read More...
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Hi,
I've just purchased a couple of Chinese Elms to kill, I mean, cultivate into bonsai :) If these are poor trees then thats ok I'll chalk it up to experience, Read More...
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I heard a rumor from a couple well respected enthusiasts that once a tree has been potted into akadama, that the tree should always be potted in akadama. Read More...
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My mother in law drove over my favourite bonsai black pine the other day. Terrible! The upside is, I had planted it in a nook half way up a 200 m cliff Read More...
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Hi! Just wanted to share pics of my new buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) after some initial styling. Still in a training pot so the tree is obviously in Read More...
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My wife corrected my estimate of the date to the Summer of 1986. As I indicated in the previous post, I was at the National Arboretum in Washington when Read More...
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I thought I was as far as I knew the only bonsai nut in my area having moved to a very isolated area in far northern queensland. We live some 1850 km (1100 Read More...
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Just purchased a lemon cypress as an indoor plant. I would like to try my hand at turning it into a bonsai. i have two questions. does anybody know if Read More...
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Hey guys im thinking of hosting a bonsai day at my place sometime in January OR Febuary. Snags and beer and lots of trees. many heads and hands makes light Read More...
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I went home to visit family in Memphis over Thanksgiving and noticed there was a bonsai nursery nearby. Wow - I was completely blown away. Brussel's has Read More...
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Hubby and I decided that we are ready for a move to S.E. Oklahoma....
I know that there are many Members here that can guide us in this local area on what Read More...
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Hi everybody,
if you are interested? I have just finished a little article about the weekend workshop I gave at "Burrs" (UK) last November. It Read More...
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In another thread I mentioned working on Goshin with John Naka at the National Arboretum in Washington. I thought these photos might be of interest to Read More...
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You bonsaiists in Richmond may have seen this article in yesterday's Richmond Times Dispatch. https://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-12-01-0001.html Read More...
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Happy Birthday Fella! Just remember you are getting better looking trees not just... Read More...
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Check out these trees. https://hof.povray.org/bonsai.html The amazing thing is they are pourely generated by mathematical modelling, there isn't a photo Read More...
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I was sitting here the other day wondering what I should write about for the next newsletter article with not much success. My brain was smoking like the Read More...
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This is a yew I purchased recently from a general nursery. I've given it its first pruning; no wiring yet. In the pictures below, if you notice a few thin Read More...
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Since a lot of you guys up north, ( yankees as my wife says ), put your trees to bed for the winter, I thought you might have some free time to discuss Read More...
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Does anyone have a photo of a credible pittosporum bonsai? I recently picked up a distressed tree and pruned it heavily and will have to wait unitl next Read More...
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When shifting a product like Turface or Oil Dry to use as the primary soil ingredient, what is the smallest sieve size for reject material? Read More...
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Is there anyone on the forum that can translate a Chinese chop mark on the bottom of an older pot? Or identify the maker? Read More...
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Hello everyone, im new to the site and im not that well educated about bonsai care and growing. I am willing to learn as much as possible to have the best Read More...
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